August saw the 25th anniversary of the Donkey Kong Country cartoon's US premiere. Over the last quarter-century, I've grown to begrudgingly appreciate what it's done for DK fandom. On the next #Kongversation, Malik, aka The Cartoon Gamer, joins me to discuss how I made peace with my nemesis!

We record this Wednesday at 4:30 PM EDT/1:30 PM PDT! Call the DK Vine Hotline at 1-202-630-VINE (8463)! And don't forget that $5 and up Patrons can listen and interact with us live!

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The voice of Donkey Kong's frienemy for the past 27 years is retiring. Cameron and I reflect on Charles Martinet's career as the plumbers of the Mushroom Kingdom (and that very brief time he played Donkey Kong himself) on the latest #Kongversation!

https://www.dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&ep=1131

DK Vine's regular schedule is disrupted while several of us move over the next week, but we're squeezing in a #Kongversation recording on Sunday at 12 PM ET/9 AM PT! Cameron and I will discuss Charles Martinet's surprise retirement and give the Donkey Kong fanatic's perspective!

Call the DK Vine Hotline at 1-202-630-VINE (8463) with your thoughts! And don't forget that $5 and up Patrons can listen live!

https://www.patreon.com/dkvine

Donkey Kong's jungle home will soon be coming to #SuperNintendoWorld in Osaka and Orlando. We have a #Kongversation on everything we know (so far) about the Donkey Kong Country section of the park, including character appearances and the minecart coaster!

https://www.dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&ep=1130

One of the biggest lifeboats Donkey Kong fandom is clinging to is the multimillion dollar expansion to Super Nintendo World in Osaka and Orlando centered around DK Country. On the next #Kongversation, we'll discuss everything we know so far! (And what we'd like to see!)

We record Friday at 9 PM EDT/6 PM PDT! Call the DK Vine Hotline at 1-202-630-VINE (8463) with what YOU want to see! And don't forget that $5 and up Patrons can listen and interact with the show live!

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It's been a decade since Donkey Kong fans have gotten to experience the magical time between a game's reveal and release. I'm joined by @GeekCritique for a lengthy #Kongversation reminiscing about our favorite pre-release hype cycles from the DKU's history!

https://www.dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&ep=1127

On the next #Kongversation, I'll be joined by @GeekCritique to discuss the most magical time for fans of a video game series: those precious months between a game getting officially revealed and released, when the fantasies of your fandom get shored up and focused on a new reality!

We record Saturday at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT (6 PM BST)! Call the DK Vine Hotline with your favorite memories from pre-release hype cycles! And don't forget that $5 and up Patrons can listen live!

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On the next #Kongversation, we talks 'bout Squawks! We'll give the Character Witness treatment to the little parrot that was but a mere afterthought in the original Donkey Kong Country, only to grow over the course of the series into the most prominent Animal Buddy after Rambi!

We record this Friday at 9 PM EDT/6 PM PDT! Call the DK Vine Hotline (i.e. the Squawk Box) at 1-202-630-VINE (8463)! And don't forget that $5 and up Patrons can listen live!

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Hyle and Jeff have a #Kongversation in our latest podcast about how the Indiana Jones films have shaped the direction of Donkey Kong from Rare's 1994 relaunch to the present!

https://www.dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&ep=1124

(Upscaled render of Diddy touching Donkey's eyeball courtesy of Kurko Mods! Check them out at https://www.patreon.com/Kurko!)

#BanjoKazooie has Beak Bombed the quarter-century mark! We chat about its enduring legacy, how the series continues to make new fans, its sibling relationship with Donkey Kong, and our hopes for its future in a sprawling #Kongversation!

https://www.dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&ep=1123

Before our four-hour #Kongversation about #BanjoKazooie's 25th anniversary collides with your ears, our Bear & Bird Figurehead will be crashing into some piers! Join us for our weekly #SeaOfThieves stream at 11 AM EDT/8 AM PDT (4 PM BST)!

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It finally happened. They put Donkey Kong in a silly costume variant in #MarioKartTour! We get into the meat (but not the Big Sausage, because that's Luigi's) of Donkey Kong (Gladiator) on a new Mini installment of the #Kongversation podcast!

https://dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&no_actual=377

It finally happened. They put Donkey Kong in a silly costume variant in #MarioKartTour! We get into the meat (but not the Big Sausage, because that's Luigi's) of Donkey Kong (Gladiator) on a new Mini installment of the #Kongversation podcast!

https://dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&no_actual=377

Our next full-length #Kongversation will be us looking back at #BanjoKazooie! We'll examine what it means to us (and you), its unofficial status as a sister series to Donkey Kong, and marvel at the multi-generational Talon Trotting legs of a game and series with very few sequels!

We're scheduled to record this Saturday at 9 PM EDT/6 PM PDT! Call 1-202-630-VINE (8463) with your Banjo-Kazooie questions! And don't forget that $5 and up Patrons can listen live!

https://www.patreon.com/dkvine

Up next at DK Vine is a #Kongversation Mini on the addition of Donkey Kong (Gladiator) to #MarioKartTour! What do we think of the game's first-ever costumed character variant for a Donkey Kong character? Don't snicker at us. THIS IS A SERIOUS SUBJECT FOR DONKEY KONG JOURNALISTS.

We record today at 7:30 PM EDT/4:30 PM PDT! Since it's a Mini, we won't be taking calls, but the Hotline IS open at 1-202-630-VINE (8463) for our episode on Banjo-Kazooie's 25th that we're recording on Saturday!

In honor of its recent 20th anniversary, the #Kongversation podcast takes a look back at the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country! Just how did the second DKC remake in two-and-a-half years go on to have such a sizeable impact on the franchise?

https://www.dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&ep=1122

June saw the 20th anniversary of the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country! We're showing off the goods on the next #Kongversation as we put the Spotlight on the remake! How did Rare continue to influence the direction of DK even after the studio's purchase by Microsoft?

We record this Saturday at 9 PM EDT/6 PM PDT! Call the DK Vine Hotline at 1-202-630-VINE (8463) with your thoughts on DKC (GBA)! And don't forget that $5 and up Patrons can listen live!

https://www.patreon.com/dkvine

With Donkey Kong shut out of today's #NintendoDirect, you'd think we'd still be somewhat downbeat about the state of affairs in the DKU. Not exactly! The Geek Critique and I engage in #Kongversation about why we're still feeling good about Donkey Kong's future!

https://www.dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&ep=1121

Yes, the only Kong seen in the #NintendoDirect was Super Mario RPG's Chained Kong. So WHY does DK Vine feel GOOD? Hyle goes live with the Geek Critique at 2 PM EDT/11 AM PDT (7 PM BST) to share his thoughts on today and the future of Donkey Kong! #Kongversation

https://twitch.tv/dkvine

DK Vine discussing the Donkey Kong Country cartoon? Well, sort of! We sit down with the key creative talent behind the "Return to Krocodile Isle" animated short that reunited the classic animated show's cast on an all-new #Kongversation!

https://dkvine.com/?p=podcasts&show=kongversation&ep=1120